Penetrate

Illustration of silica crystals coming out from the liquid metal of the Earth's outer core due to a water-induced chemical reaction. Credit: Dan Shim/ASU A few decades ago, seismologists imaging the deep planet identified a thin layer, just over a few hundred kilometers thick. The origin of this layer, known as the E prime layer, has been a mystery—until now. …

Microsoft president Brad Smith has claimed that Russian intelligence groups are trying to “penetrate” gaming communities to spread information. This follows reports of leaked Pentagon documents that were shared through a Minecraft Discord. Earlier this week, it was reported that classified intelligence documents from the United States were leaked and subsequently spread through a Discord server for Minecraft. The leak has been described as a “massive intelligence breach” and included documents that detailed America’s…

The animal world is full of delightfully odd genitals, from argonauts that detach their own sperm-bearing arm and send it off to find a female to mate with, to echidna males with four tipped penises. Some insects have even weaponized their genitals to fight predators.In another stand-out arrangement, male and female cave-dwelling barklice Neotrogla (distant relatives of booklice) have swapped typical genital structures, with females wielding protruding parts and the males possessing a cavity.Hyena and elephant females…

A research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has developed ‘nanomachines,’ which use mechanical molecular movements to penetrate and destroy cells. Selective cancer cell penetration is also possible by using a latch molecule released near cancer cells.Researchers have created ‘nanomachines’ that use mechanical molecular motions to enter and destroy cells.Cancer is a condition where some of the body’s cells grow out of control and spread to other bodily regions. Cancer cells divide continually,…